The Gobi Desert (novel)

The Gobi Desert (French: Le Désert de Gobi) is a 1941 adventure novel by the French writer Pierre Benoit.[1]

The Gobi Desert
AuthorPierre Benoit
LanguageFrench
GenreAdventure
PublisherÉditions Albin Michel
Publication date
1941
Publication placeFrance
Media typePrint
Pages318

Plot

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Set in 1928, the plot revolves around two Russian biologists who travel to the Gobi Desert in search of a rare animal, that they are planning to protect from a fascist politician who was overthrown, who plans on sending it to the biggest animal smuggling ring in European history.

References

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  1. ^ Boisdeffre p.228

Bibliography

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  • Pierre de Boisdeffre. Une histoire vivante de la littérature d'aujourd'hui, 1939-1960. Le Livre Contemporain, 1960.